Donald Trump will support the 75 -year -old tradition according to which the American general heads at the head of NATO. The president has already informed about this privately the head of the alliance Marek Rutte.
In March, the media reported that Trump's administration is considering the US withdrawal from traditional command of NATO forces in Europe (the Supreme Command of allied forces in Europe – Saceur), which was to be dictated by the desire to reduce the costs of the Pentagon.
As Reuters comments, Trump's decision should calm the European US allies, at least for now, but the interlocutors of the Agency warn that administration plans regarding the concentration of the United States defense policy in Asia have not been alleged. In addition, Washington is still considering reducing the American contingent in Europe.
However, it is widely expected that Trump will erect Grynkewich, the Air Force general, at the head of the Saceur and the European Command of the United States (EUCOM) – said US administration representatives.
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Grynkewich is currently the director of the Operation at the College of Combined Bossing of Staff of the US forces. His possible nomination must be approved by the Senate.
The function of the Supreme Commander of allied forces in Europe was until now an American, four -star general who cooperated with NATO's representative of Europe. General Dwight Eisenhower became the first American at the head of Saceur.
